As part of its climate awareness and advocacy programme, FGV has also launched its Climate Apprentice Programme (CAP) which is a structured internship programme through which aspiring students from diverse academic backgrounds are assigned to climate action unit to gain necessary knowledge and skills on climate change. After the success with two climate interns in 2021, the programme will continue in 2022. Sustainability Policy Transparency Toolkit (SPOTT) To track our performance relative to our industry peers globally, we participate in the Sustainability Policy Transparency Toolkit (SPOTT), an initiative developed by the Zoological Society of London which assesses and ranks commodity producers, processors and traders on their public disclosure regarding their organisation, policies, and practices related to environmental, social and governance issues. FGV is now ranked at 19th (23rd in 2020) among other 100 palm oil producers that were assessed against 182 environmental, social and governance indicators. The 2021 overall SPOTT assessment score for FGV is 74.2%; improvement by +4.3% compared to last year which was 69.9%. FGV moves up SPOTT Ranking The Sustainable Palm Oil Transparency Toolkit (SPOTT) tracks the sustainability performance of plantation companies. At FGV, we believe our SPOTT ranking is an opportunity to reflect on how we can improve our governance and management of sustainability in the Group. In 2021, FGV ranked 19th out of 100 companies in the SPOTT Assessment that measures the transparency of palm oil companies against a maximum of 181 environmental, social and governance indicators across 10 categories. Year-on-Year Results 69.9% (2020) 74.2% (2021) MSM Additionally, in conjunction with the National Environment Day 2021 on 13 October, and as part of MSM’s step-up of our ESG framework, MSM signed a Certificate of Collaboration (COC) with the Penang Department of Environment (DOE), towards realising green initiatives in preserving and conserving the environment. In another initiative as part of the National Environmental Day, MSM bagged third place in the Industry category with approximately 500kg of electric and electronic waste (e-waste) collected over five days from 7 November until 12 November 2021 by more than 400 MSM Prai employees via the strategic promotion of environmental awareness programme. 109 CLIMATE ACTION & ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SUSTAINABILITY REPORT 2020/2021
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